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Reviewer: luckybroad1616, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment: Ive had Implanon for a little over a year now and I love it. I dont have my period at all, which is my only worry for blood clots but since its not implanted in my woman parts im not too worried. I don't have much acne but I also do eat a really healthy diet (Vegan). But I find that if I do give in and eat less healthy items, mostly fried foods, I start to break out then. I haven't gained
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Comment:Ive had Implanon for a little over a year now and I love it. I dont have my period at all, which is my only worry for blood clots but since its not implanted in my woman parts im not too worried. I don't have much acne but I also do eat a really healthy diet (Vegan). But I find that if I do give in and eat less healthy items, mostly fried foods, I start to break out then. I haven't gained weight on this form of Birth Control but when I tried the Depo shot I did gain weight. I would recommend this form of Birth Control. But women have to understand that everyone is different and its going to affect your body differently. Im just lucky to have had a good experience with it. I haven't had any of the symptoms that they warn you about, but you have to experience things for yourself to know if it is good for you. Also I went to planned parenthood to get this implanted and with my insurance it was 100% free. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Allie S., 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment: I love the easy use, and is clearly effective. But as a headache sufferer, it has been rough. The side effects I struggle with are nausea, headaches, and spotty bleeding problems. I'm a year and a half in to the 3 years and I'm ready to remove it. Sick of the nausea and headaches.

Comment:I love the easy use, and is clearly effective. But as a headache sufferer, it has been rough. The side effects I struggle with are nausea, headaches, and spotty bleeding problems. I'm a year and a half in to the 3 years and I'm ready to remove it. Sick of the nausea and headaches. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: I am 21 and had Implanon implanted in November of 2014 and I have been miserable ever since. I have bled for six weeks at a time with about a week break in between, gained 50 ponds, gotten acne worse than when I was a teen, had horrible cravings and mood swings, terrible heartburn, extreme fatigue, and absolutely no sex-drive. This is the worst experience I have ever had with birth control and I a
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Comment:I am 21 and had Implanon implanted in November of 2014 and I have been miserable ever since. I have bled for six weeks at a time with about a week break in between, gained 50 ponds, gotten acne worse than when I was a teen, had horrible cravings and mood swings, terrible heartburn, extreme fatigue, and absolutely no sex-drive. This is the worst experience I have ever had with birth control and I am having this thing ripped out and getting back on the pill asap. I would not recommend this to anyone. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 2

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: My doctor was very positive about this birth control so I decided to give it a try. I wish I hadn't. I have gained 30 pound despite no change in diet or excercise, have uncontrollable acne, periods 3+weeks out of the month, mood swings, and almost daily headaches. I am getting it taken out this week. While I know birth control effects everyone differently, if you are overly sensitive to birth
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Comment:My doctor was very positive about this birth control so I decided to give it a try. I wish I hadn't. I have gained 30 pound despite no change in diet or excercise, have uncontrollable acne, periods 3+weeks out of the month, mood swings, and almost daily headaches. I am getting it taken out this week. While I know birth control effects everyone differently, if you are overly sensitive to birth control, I do not recommend it. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I am very active, working out 2 times a day as well as eating healthy. However, I couldn't lose the rest of the baby weight after getting it. I've had 1 week on, 1 week off periods since I got this in April. I also had horrendous mood changes/swings. I was easily irritated but now I get furious. And then it'll crash into being upset with myself and go into a depression. I personally wo
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Comment:I am very active, working out 2 times a day as well as eating healthy. However, I couldn't lose the rest of the baby weight after getting it. I've had 1 week on, 1 week off periods since I got this in April. I also had horrendous mood changes/swings. I was easily irritated but now I get furious. And then it'll crash into being upset with myself and go into a depression. I personally would not recommend this.Hide Full Comment

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